Autumn List

Imagine I didn't write a list of fall things that I want to do this season?! IMAGINE LIVING IN THAT KIND OF WORLD? Thankfully, that will never be the case. Here's the magic I'd love to do this season.

1. Go on our annual pumpkin patch trip to Downey's.

2. Wear black lipstick in public for an entire day. (If this seems dumb to you, I'll assume you've never gone an entire day wearing black lipstick, so shut it.)

3. Make turkey poutine with Thanksgiving leftovers.

4. Make cinnamon sugar toasted pumpkin seeds and actually eat them.

5. Read outdoors.

6. Jog before sunrise.

7. Eat spaghetti squash for the first time and try not to be grossed out.

8. Scare someone. If it goes well, scare others.

9. See at least five Halloween movies I haven't seen before.

10. Create a fall door wreath.

I know people go nuts over this season, and I'm no different. Although it'll always be tied for best season of the year (along with winter & spring).

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Revisiting My Summer List

LAST DAY OF SUMMER, GEEKS! Here’s what I had planned on doing this past summer & the realities of those expectations:

1. Eat a Coney Island Red Hot from Feltman's.

   • Did it! And you know what? American hot dogs are gross. The only hot dogs I'll eat from here on out are the ones outside the Skydome or any Canadian Tire. Mainly 'cause they're grilled & not boiled, and those are amazing.

2. Finally visit The Met Breuer and The Frick and The Cloisters since I've never been.

   • Went to all three! The Met Breuer was the most boring, followed by The Cloisters, followed by The Frick. The Frick was actually a pretty decent time, but not better than The Met.

3. Ride bikes around the top half of Central Park since I've never seen any part above 79th street.

   • Nathan and I did this one on our anniversary last month and it was so much fun. That top half of the park felt like a completely different world, I loved it. The whole bike around the entire park took about an hour, too, which was way faster than I thought it'd take.

4. Wear dark lipstick with all white outfits.

   • Damnit! I forgot about this one. Still a great idea, though. Maybe one day.

5. Eat the whipped steak tartare at Employees Only.

   • You know what? I did eat it and BLEH. It was so average I could scream. I feel like they hand-make it front of you to make up for the fact that they know it's basic-tasting as hell.

6. Go to the beach at least ten times.

   • I went seven times, but that's pretty impressive for me. So glad I went so much.

7. Go swimming at least ten times.

   • Yikes, I went once. ONCE. That's appalling.

8. Make an apple pie from scratch.

   • This one's happening this week, so I'm counting this one as completed I DON'T CARE it's practically done. 

9. Take Baby Dog to a dog bar to meet other dogs.

   • Not even close. I tried one day, but it started raining and then we got comfortable at home.

10. Lay out with the kids and look at the stars.

    • Ah man! I really wanted to do this one. Again, I'm doing this THIS WEEKEND. I vow.

Autumn's coming, baby, and I can't wait. The decorations go up October 1st for Thanksgiving/Halloween and the seasonal list shall be posted tomorrah.

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A big world is waiting. Watch the new trailer for #Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, and Kristen Wiig! In theatres this December.

Shocked at how good this looks.

"Miss Representation is a 2011 American documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It explores how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating limited and often disparaging portrayals of women." Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Representation

More documentaries about this. More books about this. MORE MORE MORE, PLEASE WORLD.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

— Alice Walker

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This has been making me laugh, no joke, off and on for the part twenty-four hours. Can’t stop thinking about it. PLAY WITH SOUND.

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Banza Chickpea Pasta

Okay, I'm not sure if you're aware of this or not, but we live in a world where chickpea pasta exists and it is delicious. I first found out about Banza online when I was researching alternatives to regular and whole wheat pasta (Why? Because I hate myself probably?) and it came down to me trying chickpea pasta as well as soba noodles as a substitute for pasta. (Quick tip: the texture is a little too slimy for anyone to think soba & regular noodles are interchangeable, but just my opinion.)

I found Banza at Whole Foods (because of course) and I'd love to say that I'll never go back to regular pasta, but I definitely will because the rest of the human race will never exclusively get on board with feeding me chickpea, unfortunately. Long story short, this pasta is amazing. Tastes exactly like other pasta, maybe better? If you're making something sauce-heavy, the shells really hold on to the sauce and make it luxurious as hell. You have to try it. It comes in spaghetti, linguine and little shells - I've tried them all, the shells are the best. I've never seen them in stock, but they also have penne, rotini and elbows.

Note: this isn't even a sponsored post. God, I wish it was. Then they'd send me so much f-ing pasta, I'd be set for life.

Goodbye August

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